Fastening-button for gloves



(No Model.)

J. STEINBERGER. FASTENING BUTTON FOR GLOVES.

No. 573,550. Patented Dec. 22,1896. I

worounm, wxmmm I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS STEINBERGER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FASTENlNG-EUTTON FOR GLOVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 573,550, dated December22, 1896.

Application filed May 29, 1896. Serial No. 593,529. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J ULIUs STEINBERGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFastening-Buttons for Gloves; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to a certain new and useful fastening-button forgloves, which consists in the arrangement of parts and details ofconstruction hereinafter fully set forth in the drawings and describedand pointed out in the specification.

The object of the invention consists in providing a fastening-button soconstructed as to permit of being readily secured to or removed from theglove, so that in case the button is damaged or destroyed another may bequickly inserted in lieu of the broken or damaged one, and which may beadjusted upon the glove so as to permit the wearer thereof to increaseor decrease the wristmeasurement of the glove, as required.

In order to fully understand the invention, reference must be had to theaccompanying sheet of drawings, forming a part of this application,wherein-- Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a portion of a glove withmy fastening-button applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View ofthat portion of the glove to which the fastening-button is attached.Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail cross-sectional view showing the positionof the parts when the glove is fas tened; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged topplan view of the fastening-button, the same being shown connected to theglove.

In the drawings the letter A is used to indicate the upper or wristportion of the glove A, and B the flap thereof, to which is attached orsecured an ordinary fastening-eyelet B.

To the wrist-section C opposite to the eyelet secured to the flap B aresecured, one in advance of the other, a series of metallic thimbles 1 23, the upper and the lower edges at 5 of these thimbles being flangedover, so as to grasp the leather of the glove therebetween, in orderthat the thimbles may not pull out. These thimbles, of which two or moremay be employed, are preferably circular in shape and are provided witha square opening a, Fig. 2.

To the wrist-section C is removably secured the fastening-button. Thisbutton consists of the circular base-plate C, which plate at its rearportion is cut away, as shown at a, so as to provide an elastic tongue CTo this base-plate is connected by hinges b or otherwise the cover ortop plate D, which plate corresponds in shape to that of the baseplateC. This cover or top plate is made concavo-convex, Fig. 3, and whenclosed is held firmly down by the pressure of the elastic tongue C ofthe base-plate, which tongue bears or impinges against the lower edge ofthe cover or top D. This style of springs for holding the cover or topdown is preferred, owing to its simplicity, it being integral with thebase-plate, although any suitable form of springs may be employed forthis purpose.

The base-plate C is provided near its outer edge with the hollow stud E,which projects above and below the said base-plate. The upper projectingportion of the stud is made round in order that the eyelet B of theflapsection B of the glove may fit thereover, and the inner face thereofis slightly cut away in order to provide an enlarged head 6, which headprevents the eyelet from slipping off the stud E. The-lower projectingportion of the stud E is made square, so as to fit within the squareopening of the thimbles 1, 2, and 3. Inasmuch as the lower portion ofthe stud is square and fits within a square opening of the thimbles, thebase-plate C is prevented from turning or revolving and the button isthus held rigid.

The lower end of the stud or stem E, when fitted within the thimble 1,2, or 3, comes flush with the lower edge of the said thimble. The hollowstud is provided with internal screwthreads cl, and into the hollow studscrews the screw-threaded stem E. This stem upwardly projects from thedisk E which answers as a cover for the lower end of the thimble intowhich the stud is fitted.

My fastening-button is secured to the glove by first inserting thedownwardly-projecting stud within either of the thimbles-say thimble 1.the disk E is screwed into the hollow stud,

After the stud is in place the stem of ICO which draws the button downfirmly upon the glove. After the button has been secured to the glove itis only necessary, in order to fasten the sections of the glove, thatthe cover or top D be raised, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. 3, and theeyelet B be placed over the upwardly-projecting end of the stud E. The

cover or top D is then closed down upon the flap-section of the glove,Fig. 3. \Vhen thus secured, it will be impossible to unclasp the glovewithout first raising the top or cover and removing the eyelet from theprojecting stud.

If the glove is too loose around the wrist with the fastening-button inthimble l, the same may be easily removed byunscrewing the stem E andsecured within the thimble 2 or 3, as necessity may require. Thisadjustable feature of the but-ton is important, for it ofttimes happensthat the glove fits properly in all places but about the wrist, which istoo loose. Bymybutton this defect is obviated, as the button may bemoved forward or backward, as desired.

The size of the base-plate C is such as to completely cover all of thethimbles when the button is secured within the first thimble. \V hen thebutton is set back, the forward thimble will be exposed when the gloveis unfastened, but it is covered by the flap of the glove when fastened.

Inasmuch as my fastening-button is removably secured to the glove, thesame, when the glove has become worn out, may be removed and attached toa new pair of gloves. This permits the owner of the gloves to haveindividual buttons made of valuable metal, such as gold or silver, ormonogram-buttons may be used. In other words, this style offastening-buttons may be placed upon the market in the same manner assleeve-buttons or other articles are, and may be secured or fastened tothe gloves by the owner thereof. It is not necessary that a differentset of buttons be used upon each pair of gloves, for one set will answerfor any number of gloves.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure protection in by Letters Patent, is

1. I11 combination with a glove having a thimble secured to the sectionopposing the flap-section, of a fastening-button, and a device by meansof which the button is removably secured to the thimble.

2. In combination with a glove, of the flapsection provided with aneyelet, of a button removably and adjnstably attached to the opposingsection of the glove, a hinged cover or top to said button, and a studcovered by said cover or topwhich the eyeletof the flapseotion engagesto fasten'the glove.

3. In combination with a glove-fastener, of the flap-section of theglove provided with an eyelet, of a series of thimbles secured to theopposing section of the glove, a fasteningbutton adapted to be securedwithin the thimbles, and of a device by means of which the button isremovably secured to the thimble.

4. In a glove the combination with the flapsection provided with aneyelet, of a fastenin g-button, (for uniting the flap-section to itsopposing section,) the top of which covers the eyelet of theflap-section, and means for removably securing the fastening-button tothe section of the glove opposing the flap-section.

5. In combination witha glove, of the flapsection provided with aneyelet, of the thimble secured to the opposing section, a fastening-button provided with a hinged cover and a base-plate, a hollowinternal screw-threaded stud projecting above and below the baseplate,and a screw-threaded stem fitting within the hollow stud and by means ofwhich the button is removably secured to the thimble.

6. In combination with a glove or similar article, of the flap-section,of a series of thimbles secured to the opposing section, afastening-button adapted to be secured within said thimbles, and of adevice by means of which the button is removably secured to thethimbles.

7. In afastening-button for gloves or similar articles the combinationwith the baseplate, of a hollow internal screw-threaded stud projectingabove and below the baseplate, a hinged cover for said base-plate, andof a screw-threaded device connecting with the screw-threaded hollowstud so as to removably secure the fastening-button to the glove.

8. In combination with a glove, of the flapsection provided with aneyelet, of a fastening-button for uniting the flap-section to itsopposing section, a movable cover to said button which covers the eyeletof the flapsection, and of means for removably and adjustably securingthe fastening-button to the section of the glove opposing theflapsection.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 23d day of May, 1896.

JULIUS STEINBERGER.

Vitnesses:

ED. KALISHERY, N. A. ACKER.

